mature
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verb
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mature /mə'tjuə/
Concise Dictionary- tính từ
- chín, thành thực, trưởng thành
- mature years: tuổi trưởng thành, tuổi thành niên
- cẩn thận, chín chắn, kỹ càng
- after mature deliberation: sau khi đã suy xét kỹ càng; sau khi đã đắn đo suy nghĩ
- the plan is not mature yet: kế hoạch chưa chín chắn
- (thương nghiệp) đến kỳ hạn phải thanh toán; mân kỳ (hoá đơn)
- chín, thành thực, trưởng thành
- ngoại động từ
- làm cho chín, làm cho chín chắn, làm cho hoàn thiện (kế hoạch...)
- làm cho chín, làm cho chín chắn, làm cho hoàn thiện (kế hoạch...)
- nội động từ
- chín trở nên chín chắn, trưởng thành, hoàn thiện
- mân hạn, mân kỳ, đến kỳ hạn phải thanh toán (hoá đơn)
- when does this bill mature?: đến khi nào cái hoá đơn này phải thanh toán?
matures|matured|maturing|maturer|maturestmə'tjʊə(r)
verb
+develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
+develop and work out fully in one's mind
+become due for repayment
+cause to ripen or develop fully
+grow old or older
+cause to ripen and discharge pus
adj.
+characteristic of maturity
+fully considered and perfected
+having reached full natural growth or development
+fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
+(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
Thesaurus Dictionaryverb
+develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
+develop and work out fully in one's mind
+become due for repayment
+cause to ripen or develop fully
+grow old or older
+cause to ripen and discharge pus
adj.
+characteristic of maturity
+fully considered and perfected
+having reached full natural growth or development
+fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
+(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
adj.
1 adult, grown (up), full-grown, fully grown, of age, fully fledged, full-fledged, fully developed, matured, experienced, knowledgeable, sophisticated:
At twenty-two, she is mature enough to be on her own.
2 ripe, ready, ripened, mellow, aged,' seasoned:
A good wine, like fruit, should not be consumed till it is mature.
3 complete, matured, perfect, perfected, polished, refined, ready, fully developed, consummated:
Our plans are not yet mature.
v.
4 grow up, age, develop, come of age; Brit be one's age, US act one's age:
Has he matured sufficiently to be trusted alone in the house for the weekend? I wish he'd mature a bit more
5 ripen, mellow, age, season; maturate:
Fruit that has matured on the plant tastes best.
6 develop, perfect, refine, polish, maturate, bring to fruition:
Their plans for major changes in company structure have not yet fully matured.
adjective, verb
+ adjective
Help Note: maturer is occasionally used instead of more mature
sensible
1 (of a child or young person) behaving in a sensible way, like an adult: Jane is very mature for her age. + a mature and sensible attitude
Antonym: IMMATURE
fully grown
2 (of a person, a tree, a bird or an animal) fully grown and developed: sexually mature + a mature oak / eagle / elephant
Antonym: IMMATURE
wine / cheese
3 developed over a period of time to produce a strong, rich flavour
no longer young
4 used as a polite or humorous way of saying that sb is no longer young: clothes for the mature woman + a man of mature years
work of art
5 created late in an artist's life and showing great understanding and skill
insurance policy
6 (business) ready to be paid
maturely adverb
Idioms: on mature reflection / consideration (formal) after thinking about sth carefully and for a long time
+ verb
become fully grown
1 [V] to become fully grown or developed: This particular breed of cattle matures early. + Technology in this field has matured considerably over the last decade.
become sensible
2 [V] to develop emotionally and start to behave like a sensible adult: He has matured a great deal over the past year.
develop skill
3 [V] ~ (into sth) to fully develop a particular skill or quality: She has matured into one of the country's finest actresses.
wine / cheese
4 [V, VN] if wine, cheese, etc. matures or is matured, it develops over a period of time to produce a strong, rich flavour
insurance policy
5 [V] (business) to reach the date when it must be paid: She has a number of investments that mature at the end of the year.
Collocation Dictionary+ adjective
Help Note: maturer is occasionally used instead of more mature
sensible
1 (of a child or young person) behaving in a sensible way, like an adult: Jane is very mature for her age. + a mature and sensible attitude
Antonym: IMMATURE
fully grown
2 (of a person, a tree, a bird or an animal) fully grown and developed: sexually mature + a mature oak / eagle / elephant
Antonym: IMMATURE
wine / cheese
3 developed over a period of time to produce a strong, rich flavour
no longer young
4 used as a polite or humorous way of saying that sb is no longer young: clothes for the mature woman + a man of mature years
work of art
5 created late in an artist's life and showing great understanding and skill
insurance policy
6 (business) ready to be paid
maturely adverb
Idioms: on mature reflection / consideration (formal) after thinking about sth carefully and for a long time
+ verb
become fully grown
1 [V] to become fully grown or developed: This particular breed of cattle matures early. + Technology in this field has matured considerably over the last decade.
become sensible
2 [V] to develop emotionally and start to behave like a sensible adult: He has matured a great deal over the past year.
develop skill
3 [V] ~ (into sth) to fully develop a particular skill or quality: She has matured into one of the country's finest actresses.
wine / cheese
4 [V, VN] if wine, cheese, etc. matures or is matured, it develops over a period of time to produce a strong, rich flavour
insurance policy
5 [V] (business) to reach the date when it must be paid: She has a number of investments that mature at the end of the year.
verb
ADV.
fully
a fully matured cheese
| early
This variety is easy to grow and matures early.
| quickly, rapidly | slowly | emotionally, physically
The teenage years cover a period in which people mature physically and emotionally.
VERB + MATURE
allow sth to, leave sth to
The cheese is smoked and then left to mature.
PREP.
into
She had matured into a beautiful young woman.
| to
a young man who is maturing to adulthood
adjVERBS
be | become
ADV.
fully | emotionally, physically, sexually
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